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Taste of Tanzania! Our past fundraising events, Taste of Tanzania, have been so much fun! Because of the continuing restrictions caused by this pandemic, we will not hold an in person event this year. We are eagerly looking forward to a time when we can all be together again to celebrate the delicious food and beautiful cultureContinue reading “February 2022”

Dear Friends of Huruma, To share with you the good news of Huruma this month I will primarily quote from the end of the year report of Mr. Toto, Director of Huruma Special Unit.  Huruma began its new school year 17 January 2022.  Mr Toto says: “It is a great to be writing to youContinue reading “January 2022”

Dear Friends of Huruma,    Heri ya Krismas! Blessed Christmas!   Our holiday wishes for you are many.  Secure in the love God has shown us in the birth of Jesus, may you be energetic in working for justice, generous in sowing kindness, and generous toward the suffering and those bound by various limitations of theirContinue reading “December 2021”

As most American children have now settled into a new school year, Huruma students are nearing the end of their school year. Seventh grade students took mock exams in September and will take graduation exams in November. These exams determine the quality of the secondary school they will be invited to join. Fourth graders whoContinue reading “October 2021”

A heartfelt thank you to all who helped make our virtual Taste of Tanzania 2021 wonderfully successful.  Though we are not able to meet all of Huruma’s requests for 2021-22, we are able to increase our bimonthly support slightly.  It is not too late to contribute. Here are some of the items our grant isContinue reading “June 2021”

We have marvelous news to share today.  Huruma will soon have a fully operative website, http://www.tzhuruma.org.  There’s already a video on the “About Us” page, several entries on “Blog”  and photos and information on the “Contact Us” page.  Soon the Home and Events pages will be available as well as an option to Donate online. Continue reading “November 2020”

Greetings from the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many Huruma students, like all students in Tanzania, have returned to in-person classes for the second semester of 2020. Some parents are keeping their children home for fear of contagion. They missed the customary celebrations of Africa Day, May 25 and Day of the African Child JuneContinue reading “July 2020”

As we sit in the middle of our coronavirus imposed inspired isolation preparing for Holy Week and Easter, we reflect on our connected to all the suffering across the world. As life slows down, we have time to really look at those we do see with more open and understanding eyes.  Perhaps we even seeContinue reading “April 2020”